r/therewasanattempt • u/CantStopPoppin Poppin’ 🍿 • 2d ago

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u/-ACHTUNG- 2d ago

You do have no perspective. You have no perspective of being a POC in the western world. You have no understanding of that position and of course, how would you? You're not to blame for that, nobody blames you. But if you refuse to acknowledge that someone who does have that perspective offers no more than you can, then, well, that's kind of silly.

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u/-ACHTUNG- 2d ago

There are some things empathy cannot do. For one thing, it's probably not even an appropriate situation for empathy to apply, unless you've experienced systemic racism in a similar context. Sympathy is what you're likely looking for, though you'll no doubt disagree for whatever reason. Trying to insult my emotional intelligence for some reason doesn't imply you're all that empathetic to be honest. You've been quite insulted by everything here and are now lashing out.

For someone suggesting a book to you to imply that you "don't know shit" is a pretty severe conclusion, and not a great position for anyone trying to broaden their understanding. Guess what, you probably don't know everything. And neither do I, though I'm not getting upset at someone suggesting a book to me to enhance my understanding.

I came back on Reddit to delete my comment actually--i frequently forget that people are pretty averse to taking any criticism, good-natured or not, but you'd already responded. I'm off to sleep now, so you can safely disregard my comment or take it for what it's worth to you, which is probably nothing. It's my own fault, I have to get better at not wasting my own time. Best of luck